Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-01
WASHINGTON.
SECOND SESSION
FORTY -NIGTHtCOEGRESs.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Among the petit
lions presented and referred were several in
favor Of a reduction Of the tax Oh oleomar.
garine, and one from Mr.. Vest, from the 81.
Louis Merchants exchange, asking legislation
for an increase Of the trade with Central ana
So America.
West introduced d substitute for the
bill to incorporate the Atlantic Pacific Ship
Railway company. 1t provides for naked in
corporation without any guarantee from the
government
Mr.. Aldrich offered a resolution requesting
the president to enter into negotiations with
the governments Of the several principal
sugar-pgoducing countries Of the world with
a view Of securing a mutual agreement bY
which the United States shall agree 10 ad
init free Of duty sugar and molas,es,
the product Of such countries or their
colonies. when transported in vessels I'm.
der the flag Of either contracting party,
and on which sugar and molasses no export
tax or charge has been levied. on condition
that such governments snail admit into their
respective countries or augar-prodacjIg colo
mics free Of duty mineral. agricultural and
manufactured products Of the United States.
Laid on the table.
The senate joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of uar TO accept a tract o. land
twenty-five miles from Chicago, ON Lake
Michigan, donated by the Commercial club Of
Chicago, for military purposes, was passed.
LAr house bill for tie relief Of de suryiY
orr nteXploring steamer Jeanette ana
th~iows and children of those who Der.
ished In the retreat from the wreck OF that
vessel in the Arctic seas, was taken up and
passed.
Adjourned.
WAsnINCToN, Dee. 21.-Amorg the papers
laid before the senate were communications
from the supervising architect ofthc treasury,
as to the necessity Of additional vaults for the
storage Of silver, andas to the purchase OF adj
ditional ground for public buildings at st,
Paul; also q communication from the assist
ant secretary of the interior, presenting the
report OF the government directors Of the
Union Pacific Railroad company, and asking
attention to suggestions contained therein
concerning legislation affecting that com
pany,
Among the petitions presented was one
signed by sixty ministers Of the Nebraska con
ference IN favor Of the Chinese indemnity bill;
also one signed by a large number OF import
crs and merchants of st. Louis in favor Of the
immediate transportation act.
A resolution for a holiday recess from to.
morrow TO January 4 was presented and
agreed to.
Mr.. Cullom called up the conference report
on the interstate bill. lie said he
did so for the purpose OF giving the senator
from Iowa (Wilson) an opportunity 10 make
some remarks on the bill.
NJ. Wilson, of Iowa, thereupon proceeded
to address the senate in favor Of the adoption
of the report.
He represented the railroad system OF the
country ~ having steadily and unreasonably
refused To recognize the simplest business de-
mand, and as having worked ont lines CT ac-
ton for itself which had excited the resent
ment OF almost every interest which it had
been created to serve.
As an Illustration OF the injustice OF the
present system, he stated that ON the 10th OF
this month corn was selling in western iowa
(whcrc Ii had been q coca crop at from 20
10 - cents a bushel; In Chicago, 35 cents a
bushel, and In southeastern Iowa (whcre the
crop had been a failure) at 80 TO A. cents a
bushcl, southwestern Iowa corn was being
sold in Chicago at from 3 to q cents q hushei
less than in eastern Iowa. Congress, hc said,
had debated this subject for ten years, now
let It act.
Mr.. Camden said that he regarded the bill
as a wise and conservative measure; that the
country demanded the passage Of some such
bill, aud thati it was the duty OF congress to
act upon it.
Mr.. Cullom said he would ask the senate Ia
resume consideration of the bill Immediately
upon r~eassembling after recess.
The senate bill relative 1.-THE location OF
the town Of Wallace, Kan, was passed, and,
after executive session, the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 22.-Mr. sherman, from
the committee on foreign relations, reported
a bill 10 provide for the execution Of article 2
of the treaty with China Of the 18th Of No
yember, 1880, on the subject If the opium
traffic, and gave notice that he would ask for
its consideration as soon as possible after the
holidays.
Mr.. Conger, from the committee on com
mercc, reported the bill to authorize the con
struction and maintenance Of a bridge across
the Missouri river by the Duluth and Black
Hills Railway company. Placed on the calen-
OAR.
The committee on pensions reported a bill
to amend the laws relating to pensions.
PlaY pn the calendar.
Mc7loar offered a resolution directing the
comlnittee on commerce to report in the river
.and harbor bill as to each public work for
which appropriations Is made therein, and the
facts which rendered such appropriation adj
visable and of national importance and the
condition OF the work, IL begun. Adopted.
. The resolution introduced by Mr.. Dawes the
second day of the session instructins the com-
mittee on finance to inquire into and report
what specific reductions can be made In Gus
toms duties and internal revenue taxes that
will reduce the taxes to the necessary and
economical expenses Of the government with
out impairisg the prosperity OF home indus
tries or the compensation of home labor, was
taken up and adopted, and then at 1875 the
senate adjourned until January4 4.